Hummer H2 Ratchet

The Car / character

Ratchet made its live action debut in the 2007 Transformers movie and featured as a modified Hummer H2 Resque vehicle. Ratchet is the medical officer of the Autobots, and a good comrad of Optimus. Although the character is not a mainline one like Bumblebee or Optimus Prime, it is still one of my favourite characters due to his unique colour scheme and cool vehicle mode.

The model

This is my largest car-related lego model, with 730 (728) pieces building the large Hummer. Although some parts of it might look simple, engineering it surely was not. The front of the car is the regular 8 stud wide width, but the rear is built offset at 9 studs, making it quite complex. The chassis is split in half between 8 and 9 stud and connected in the middle via balljoints. I made sure the whole car is as sturdy as it can be, and is overall a very durable model.
And before anyone asks: NO, the model does not transform. It is merely a car model.